cat's tail — (also cattail) noun a reed mace or other plant with long thin parts suggestive of cats tails … English new terms dictionary

cat's tail — /ˈkæts teɪl/ (say kats tayl) noun 1. any of the tall marsh plants of the genus Typha, with flowers in long, dense, cylindrical spikes. 2. any of certain species of the grass Koeleria; bulrush … Australian English dictionary

cat's-tail — noun tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa • Syn: ↑bullrush,… … Useful english dictionary

cat's-tail grass — Timothy Tim o*thy, n., or Timothy grass Tim o*thy grass [From Timothy Hanson, who carried the seed from New England to Maryland about 1720.] (Bot.) A kind of grass ({Phleum pratense}) with long cylindrical spikes; called also {herd s grass}, in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English